yre and Zidon - the Lebanon link. The Philistines occupied much of the Gaza region of the Land, and at the time of the conquering of the Land by the Children of Israel, were never completely driven out, even under King David, although he managed to encorporate Gaza as part of the region called Judah. This failure to drive the Philistines totally out of the Land was in violation of the Word of the L_RD to Israel. Therefore, the L_RD had to deal with the Philistines Himself. Jeremiah 47:4. “Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the PhilistinesIt is interesting that everyone is so hung-up on the debate regarding who has official rights to The Land known historically as “The Land of Canaan.”

If we go back far enough, we discover the near Middle East was settled by descendants of Canaan, thus the region was referred to as "The Land of Canaan." Abraham was not of the line of Canaan. How was it then, that Abraham was given the Everlasting Covenant of the Land?

Who was Abraham? Was he an Arab, or was he a Jew? Actually, neither! Abraham arose from the ethnic background of the Chaldeans, arising out of ancient Sumer, descendants of Shem.

The Arab nations arose through the lines of: Abraham's nephew Lot, Abraham's son Ishmael, and through Esau the twin brother of Jacob. The Jews descended from Abraham, through the line of his promised son, Isaac, who fathered Jacob. In other words, both the Jews and the Arabs are able to trace their ethnic roots through Abraham back to the Shemite Chaldeans, the descendants of Shem.

Abraham, who brought along his nephew Lot, entered the Land of Canaan, in obedience to the L_RD who brought them out of Ur of the Chaldees, to the Land of Promise. However, Abraham did not claim this Covenant Land during his own lifetime. Both Lot and Abraham sojourned as foreigners among the Canaanites. The same was true for Isaac and Ishmael, neither of whom lay direct claim to Canaan during their lifetimes. In fact, neither did Esau or Jacob lay claim the Land in its entirety. All sojourned as strangers in The Land. It was not until forty years following the Exodus from Egypt, that under the leadership of Joshua, the Covenant Land was initially conquered and settled by the descendants of Jacob. Up to that juncture, the Canaanite tribes occupied Canaan, and the L_RD told them to drive out all the inhabitants of the Land.

The Philistines were not direct descendants of either Abraham or Lot, nor of Ishmael or Esau, but were from the tribes surrounding the Mediterranean. They were therefore not Shemite. In fact, the Philistines were from Caphtor, an Island in the Mediterranean, so were more closely related to the Phoenicians and Minoans, and had connections with those who settled Tyre and Zidon - the Lebanon link. The Philistines occupied much of the Gaza region of the Land, and at the time of the conquering of the Land by the Children of Israel, were never completely driven out, even under King David, although he managed to encorporate Gaza as part of the region called Judah. This failure to drive the Philistines totally out of the Land was in violation of the Word of the L_RD to Israel. Therefore, the L_RD had to deal with the Philistines Himself. Jeremiah 47:4. “Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines,

aldeans, arising out of ancient Sumer, descendants of Shem.

The Arab nations arose through the lines of: Abraham's nephew Lot, Abraham's son Ishmael, and through Esau the twin brother of Jacob. The Jews descended from Abraham, through the line of his promised son, Isaac, who fathered Jacob. In other words, both the Jews and the Arabs are able to trace their ethnic roots through Abraham back to the Shemite Chaldeans, the descendants of Shem.

Abraham, who brought along his nephew Lot, entered the Land of Canaan, in obedience to the L_RD who brought them out of Ur of the Chaldees, to the Land of Promise. However, Abraham did not claim this Covenant Land during his own lifetime. Both Lot and Abraham sojourned as foreigners among the Canaanites. The same was true for Isaac and Ishmael, neither of whom lay direct claim to Canaan during their lifetimes. In fact, neither did Esau or Jacob lay claim the Land in its entirety. All sojourned as strangers in The Land. It was not until forty years following the Exodus from Egypt, that under the leadership of Joshua, the Covenant Land was initially conquered and settled by the descendants of Jacob. Up to that juncture, the Canaanite tribes occupied Canaan, and the L_RD told them to drive out all the inhabitants of the Land.

The Philistines were not direct descendants of either Abraham or Lot, nor of Ishmael or Esau, but were from the tribes surrounding the Mediterranean. They were therefore not Shemite. In fact, the Philistines were from Caphtor, an Island in the Mediterranean, so were more closely related to the Phoenicians and Minoans, and had connections with those who settled Tyre and Zidon - the Lebanon link. The Philistines occupied much of the Gaza region of the Land, and at the time of the conquering of the Land by the Children of Israel, were never completely driven out, even under King David, although he managed to encorporate Gaza as part of the region called Judah. This failure to drive the Philistines totally out of the Land was in violation of the Word of the L_RD to Israel. Therefore, the L_RD had to deal with the Philistines Himself. Jeremiah 47:4. “Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines

ho brought them out of Ur of the Chaldees, to the Land of Promise. However, Abraham did not claim this Covenant Land during his own lifetime. Both Lot and Abraham sojourned as foreigners among the Canaanites. The same was true for Isaac and Ishmael, neither of whom lay direct claim to Canaan during their lifetimes. In fact, neither did Esau or Jacob lay claim the Land in its entirety. All sojourned as strangers in The Land. It was not until forty years following the Exodus from Egypt, that under the leadership of Joshua, the Covenant Land was initially conquered and settled by the descendants of Jacob. Up to that juncture, the Canaanite tribes occupied Canaan, and the L_RD told them to drive out all the inhabitants of the Land.

The Philistines were not direct descendants of either Abraham or Lot, nor of Ishmael or Esau, but were from the tribes surrounding the Mediterranean. They were therefore not Shemite. In fact, the Philistines were from Caphtor, an Island in the Mediterranean, so were more closely related to the Phoenicians and Minoans, and had connections with those who settled Tyre and Zidon - the Lebanon link. The Philistines occupied much of the Gaza region of the Land, and at the time of the conquering of the Land by the Children of Israel, were never completely driven out, even under King David, although he managed to encorporate Gaza as part of the region called Judah. This failure to drive the Philistines totally out of the Land was in violation of the Word of the L_RD to Israel. Therefore, the L_RD had to deal with the Philistines Himself. Jeremiah 47:4. “Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines

ally conquered and settled by the descendants of Jacob. Up to that juncture, the Canaanite tribes occupied Canaan, and the L_RD told them to drive out all the inhabitants of the Land.

The Philistines were not direct descendants of either Abraham or Lot, nor of Ishmael or Esau, but were from the tribes surrounding the Mediterranean. They were therefore not Shemite. In fact, the Philistines were from Caphtor, an Island in the Mediterranean, so were more closely related to the Phoenicians and Minoans, and had connections with those who settled Tyre and Zidon - the Lebanon link. The Philistines occupied much of the Gaza region of the Land, and at the time of the conquering of the Land by the Children of Israel, were never completely driven out, even under King David, although he managed to encorporate Gaza as part of the region called Judah. This failure to drive the Philistines totally out of the Land was in violation of the Word of the L_RD to Israel. Therefore, the L_RD had to deal with the Philistines Himself. Jeremiah 47:4. “Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines

yre and Zidon - the Lebanon link. The Philistines occupied much of the Gaza region of the Land, and at the time of the conquering of the Land by the Children of Israel, were never completely driven out, even under King David, although he managed to encorporate Gaza as part of the region called Judah. This failure to drive the Philistines totally out of the Land was in violation of the Word of the L_RD to Israel. Therefore, the L_RD had to deal with the Philistines Himself. Jeremiah 47:4. “Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.” This Scripture is a prophecy, and therefore will yet again come to fruition in dealing with the Palestinians.

But, are the Palestinians, Philistines? No! But, they are considered like the Philistines in that they are using Gaza as their terrorist stronghold, and they use gorilla-type terrorist tactics. However, the Palestinians have definite Arab ethnic roots, and themselves claim to be Arabs, making them Shemite in ethnic origin. Arafat claimed to be a Philistine (his tactics,) but he also claimed Arab ethnicity, but was born in Egypt.

However, there is an Arab-Canaanite connection through Esau, which the Palestinians now are claiming gives them Land-rights, because the Canaanites did inhabit the Land before Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob arrived. Genesis 26: 24-25 states: “ And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.”

So, it is true that the Abrahamic ethnic background of Esau’s descendants was blurred through Esau’s marriage to two Canaanite wives. But, does this intermarriage qualify his descendants to take over Jacob’s blessing bestowed upon him by Isaac, which was the passing down of the official inheritance of the Divine Abrahamic Covenant? Does the fact that Esau’s children can claim ancestoral connection through Esau’s wives who first occupied Canaan, give any qualification for them to inherit the Land?

Keep in mind, Esau intermarried with the Hittite wives before Isaac bequeathed the Abrahamic heritage blessing. This was a great grief to his parents. That is why, with Rebekah’s help, Jacob tricked Isaac into blessing him, rather than Esau. However, Esau, in the eyes of the L_RD, had already disqualified himself by marrying outside of the Abrahamic Covenant line. So even though deceptive trickery was involved, G_d honoured the blessing bestowed upon Jacob, who up to that juncture was not yet married, and Isaac and Rebekah saw to it that Jacob chose wives f